Keyboard shortcuts
The shortcuts Niv sets up, as they appear in the app. Many are also in the command list: press ⌘O and type >.
On macOS
Notes and navigation
Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
⌘O | Find a note, create one, or type |
⌘K | Search the text of every note |
⌘N | New note |
⌘T | New tab |
⌘W | Close tab |
⌘F | Find in the open note |
⌘⇧T | Insert a template |
Window
Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
⌘B | Show or hide the sidebar |
⌘I | Open the AI panel; again to close it |
⌘, | Settings |
⌘= | Zoom in |
⌘- | Zoom out |
⌘0 | Reset zoom to 100% |
⌘⇧W | Close Space |
In lists and pickers
Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
↑ ↓ | Move through the list |
↵ | Open, or choose |
⇧↵ | In the ⌘O list: create a note with the name you typed |
esc | Close |
In a note
Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| Open the slash menu |
Two opening brackets | Link to another note |
↵ / ⇧↵ | In find (⌘F): next match / previous match |
⌘↵ | In Insert with AI: draft |
Hover a button in the formatting toolbar to see its shortcut.
On Home
Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
↵ | In New note: save the note |
⇧↵ | In New note: new line |
In the AI chat
Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
↵ | Send the message |
a | Allow, when the agent asks |
d | Deny, when the agent asks |
When sync asks about missing notes
Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
1, 2, 3 | Answer the file in front |